Rhode Island § 42-166-1 § 42-166-1. The ladders to licensure grant program.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-166-1 — § 42-166-1. The ladders to licensure grant program.

Rhode Island § 42-166-1

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-166The Ladders to Licensure Program

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-166-1 (2026).

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§ 42-166-1. The ladders to licensure grant program.
The executive office of health and human services is hereby directed to establish
            the ladders to licensure grant program, a public-private partnership to:
         
(1) Increase the number of licensed health professionals;
         
(2) Increase racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of health professionals;
         
(3) Provide academic, financial, and wrap around supports to enable working adults to
            obtain health professional higher education degrees and license;
         
(4) 

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§ 42-166-1. The ladders to licensure grant program.

The executive office of health and human services is hereby directed to establish the ladders to licensure grant program, a public-private partnership to:

(1) Increase the number of licensed health professionals;

(2) Increase racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of health professionals;

(3) Provide academic, financial, and wrap around supports to enable working adults to obtain health professional higher education degrees and license;

(4) Leverage employer support for academic, financial, and wraparound supports;

(5) Align with existing state workforce and higher education initiatives;

(6) Develop and implement career ladders with tiered training and education requirements and corresponding salary increases;

(7) Develop and implement interscholastic and interdepartmental agreements that accept prior learning, credentials, work experience, and academic credits towards requirements for higher education health professional degrees;

(8) Establish policies and initiatives to counter systemic racism and other institutional barriers to participation and advancement of underrepresented populations;

(9) Establish policies and initiatives that provide flexible scheduling of work hours and/or academic programs to reduce barriers to participation; and

(10) Identify state policy barriers to entry and advancement in the field.

Legislative History

P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 11, § 5, effective July 1, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 384, § 1, effective July 1, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 385, § 1, effective July 1, 2024.